In 1989, writer/artist James O'Barr created a comic book series for Caliber Comics called The Crow. Inspired by the death of his fiancée at the time thanks to a drunk driver, as well as an article regarding a young couple being murdered over an engagement ring in Detroit, The Crow told the tale of Eric, a young man murdered alongside his fiancée Shelly by a gang. A year later, Eric is returned to life by a spirit in the form of a crow. Becoming superhumanly strong and invulnerable, Eric takes brutal revenge on his and Shelly's killers.
The series would be a cult hit, selling almost 750,000 copies worldwide. The Crow would reach that mainstream thanks to the 1994 live-action film directed by Alex Proyas, and starring Brandon Lee in his final role as the titular character (He was accidentally killed during production). This film would be a box office success (It also led to Eric getting the surname Draven), and lead The Crow to become a multimedia franchise, with more stories told in comics, video games, and further movies.
In 2008, it was announced that a reboot was in the works, with Stephen Norrington to be the intended writer and director. However, the movie ended up in development hell, with numerous directors, and actors announced to play Eric. Finally, Rupert Sanders would take on the directing duties with Bill Skarsgard portraying the character. Let's look at the trailer!
The Big City. Home of the...Baseball Team! Go Team!
Shelly thought that Eric was an amazing cook. She was correct. Eric could make a mean steak. Mmm...steak...
Is this a prison? I mean, I've never heard of pink prison uniforms. Johnny Cash would be headdesking if he saw this.
Shelly once bit a kid. But to be fair, in her defense, the little punk was asking for it. He kicked her leg!
You know, here's an interesting What If type idea. What if Shelly became the Crow? Why has no one done that? Would be a cool twist for a remake.
They also squawk the entire time they carry your soul. Real chatterboxes, those birds.
"Dude, I'm Wolverine!"
Dude, this guy you killed came back to life and has a gun to your face! BE FREAKED OUT, MAN!
"This guy got like, bird powers!"
"Bird powers, like he can fly?"
"Ostriches can't fly and they're birds."
"THANK YOU, JERRY!"
Hey, everything's better with a katana.
Eric got his healing factor from Temu. Logan and Wade would be back up on their feet by now! Come on, Eric!
Eric is going to need a lot of alcohol after this.
Now, I'm not one of those people who get all up their feelings regarding reboots and remakes. Never was. I look at it like this. Nobody's making you watch them, and the originals are still out there. And honestly, this remake makes me...shrug. Yeah. I may give it a looksee if it comes to the TV, but in general...I am not really interested. I don't think I ever really saw the 90s film, either. Thanks for reafing this blog entry! See you next time!
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